03433nam 2200649 450 991082705790332120200520144314.00-8229-7955-1(CKB)2550000001332869(SSID)ssj0001293667(PQKBManifestationID)11758361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001293667(PQKBWorkID)11312798(PQKB)10361189(MiAaPQ)EBC2041596(OCoLC)885455997(MdBmJHUP)muse33255(Au-PeEL)EBL2041596(CaPaEBR)ebr10902345(CaONFJC)MIL629365(OCoLC)908671309(EXLCZ)99255000000133286920140815h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrPower on the Hudson Storm King Mountain and the emergence of modern American environmentalism /Robert D. LifsetPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :University of Pittsburgh Press,2014.©20141 online resource (328 pages) illustrationsHistory of the Urban EnvironmentBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8229-6305-1 1-306-98114-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction Environmentalism energy, and the Hudson River Valley -- Part 1. The growing importance of ecology within environmentalism: Storm King, 1962-1965. 1. The co-optation of establishment environmentalism and the emergence of scenic Hudson -- 2. Scenic Hudson's losing effort -- 3. Scenic Hudson finds ecology and the Zeitgeist -- 4. The politics of Storm King -- 5. The scenic Hudson case. Part II. The struggle between energy and environmentalism: Storm King, 1966-1972. 6. 6. The Federal Power Commission versus environmentalists -- 7. Scenic Hudson attacks Con Ed's political support -- 8. The expansion of environmentalism in the Hudson River Valley. Part III. A new balance of power: Storm King, 1970-1980. 9. The proliferation of lawsuits in the Hudson River Valley -- 10. The sex life of striped bass and Con Ed's near-death experience -- 11. The Hudson River Peace Treaty of 1980 -- Epilogue. The legacy of Storm King, 1980-2012.The story of the Storm King Mountain power project involves three things, each of which was undergoing tremendous change in the 1960's and 1970's: environmentalism, energy, and the Hudson River Valley. Some historical background on these topics reveals how they influenced the struggle over the Storm King project.History of the urban environment.Electric power-plantsEnvironmental aspectsNew York (State)Environmental policyHudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)EnvironmentalismHudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)History20th centuryStorm King Mountain (N.Y.)Electric power-plantsEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental policyEnvironmentalismHistory333.91/4HIS036080HIS036060SCI026000SCI024000bisacshLifset Robert1974-1664663MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827057903321Power on the Hudson4022829UNINA